║ ninety-fourth stanza ║ voice

[mumbled_truth]

No matter what they say, it--

Nobody will listen to you.

It doesn't matter.

Why even bother?

You'll never live up to anyone's expectations.

All it is is just-- it's the City using our own insecurities.

You have nothing of value to say.

It does this all the time, in different ways, but... it doesn't make any of it true.

Comments

[mumbled_truth]

They are a little insistent. But really, it's the same kind of thing the City always does.

[hexuality]

Trying to make us miserable for fun. Yeah. I'm sorry it's having a go at you, though.

[mumbled_truth]

It's okay - I mean, really, I'm okay. I can't really say you get used to it, but you do learn how to listen to the voices that matter.

[hexuality]

Exactly. I suppose being here for as long as we have does teach a few things.

[mumbled_truth]

It definitely makes it easier to deal with... almost anything, actually.

[hexuality]

I wonder if that can be a bad thing. Too used to all this, maybe. Though I don't think we could ever be entirely used to it, thank Merlin.

[mumbled_truth]

I'll never be used to all of it, but... it probably is. Nobody should be as used to this kind of thing as we become here.

[hexuality]

Not given much of a choice, though, are we? But at any rate, I'm glad it's not bothering you too much. Say something if it is, though, yeah?

[mumbled_truth]

No, we're not. Maybe all we can really do is just... keep reminding each other that we're worth more than the City thinks we are.

And... yeah. I will. Thanks.

[hexuality]

We certainly are.